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Thursday, December 1, 2016

Cuppa Cookies

These cookies are crisp and buttery. Filled with a "cuppa" this and a cuppa that, they are sure to win you over!

A cup of this and a cup of that is all it takes to make these light and crisp cookies and your family will be full of gratitude! It is finally here, the 12 Days of Cookies!! It feels like it has been a long time coming... probably since Ellen from Family Around the Table and I started talking about it months ago. Really, I think it's been in the works since mid-summer.

So it kind of feels like it has been a long time coming, but of course life has a way of sneaking up on you so it also kind of feels like it was just a figment of our imagination a moment ago. Either way, I am really excited to be sharing some delicious cookies with you and I cannot wait to see what my friends have been baking up.

Now back to the matter at hand, Cuppa Cookies. The ingredient list may seem a bit long, but it is really a list of pretty common ingredients that you might already have on hand anyway. In fact you might be looking for the perfect use for that little bit of this and that you have laying around. The best part is the recipe makes a lot of cookies without any superb effort. So, they are a great way to help round out those cookie trays you are bringing to holiday parties, neighbors and coworkers.

Of course, I had to make these long before I cold actually pass out trays of Christmas cookies. So, I made a batch for our Chili Cookoff. They were perfect for munching on between yard games and after a bunch of chili. I also took a tray to share with my coworkers. A couple of dozen cookies didn't even make it through the day. The rest I placed in some air-tight freezer bags and through them in the freezer.

Matt has been working around the clock, so I pulled some out for him and the guys to snack on not too long ago. I kept a couple aside, you know for quality assurance sake, and they were still great! So feel free to make them ahead and freeze them for when you need a little pick me up!

There are going to be so many great cookies shared over the next 12 days. Some are real classics, some sound extra fun and some are things I have never even heard of. I can't wait to watch in unfold. What are your favorite Christmas cookies?

Yield: 5-6 dozen cookiesAuthor: Cooking With Carlee

Cuppa Cookies

These cookies are crisp and buttery. Filled with a "cuppa" this and a cuppa that, they are sure to win you over!

prep time: 10 MINScook time: 12 MINStotal time: 22 mins

ingredients:

1 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup butter

1 cup cooking oil

1 cup crisp rice cereal

1 cup coconut

1 cup oatmeal

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

3 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp baking soda

instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 F and get your cookie sheets ready.

Cream together sugars and butter. Add oil, eggs and vanilla and beat to mix.

These seem awfully familiar to me! My mom used to make a cookie that had very similar ingredients. We called them Children's Cookies (not sure why?!) I sure hope they're similar, because they are awesome!